anti-apartheid
adjective
an·ti-apar·theid
ˌan-tē-ə-ˈpär-ˌtāt 
-ˌtīt,
ˌan-ˌtī-
: opposed to the former apartheid policy in the Republic of South Africa
anti-apartheid groups
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Visitors also saw her figurative works on the themes of freedom and democracy, made in collaboration with the former South African statesman and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.
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Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025
As a high school and college student in the 1970s, Ramaphosa took an active role in the anti-apartheid movement.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Shirley’s mentorship helped South African operatives target, detain, and eliminate anti-apartheid activists.
—Time, 22 May 2025
Image The chant was popularized during the anti-apartheid movement in the 1990s, when Black South Africans were fighting a brutal and racist regime.
—Eve Sampson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025
As a high school and college student in the 1970s, Ramaphosa took an active role in the anti-apartheid movement.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Shirley’s mentorship helped South African operatives target, detain, and eliminate anti-apartheid activists.
—Time, 22 May 2025
Image The chant was popularized during the anti-apartheid movement in the 1990s, when Black South Africans were fighting a brutal and racist regime.
—Eve Sampson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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